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Milky Way Pano 3/20/2021

My first successful panorama/combination of the Milky Way. Shot on 3/20/2021.

 

A couple of lessons I learned. A few shots of each would have been suffice. That way the images would have been closer together time wise. Also, as I’m new to both Lightroom and Photoshop, I have a lot to learn with regards to editing, removing background, combining images…

 

Equipment:

Nikon Ha Mod D5300

Rokinon F2.8 14mm

Sky Watcher Star Adventurer Pro

 

Acquisition: Bortles 4 Location

Background

Three images of Ten shots at 90 secs stacked in Sequator. ISO 800, F2.8, 14mm. Plus Darks and Bias

Foreground

Three single images shot at 5 secs, ISO 1600, F3.2, 14mm

 

Processing

Software: Sequator, Lightroom, Photoshop, GIMP

Both images stitched in Lightroom. BG adjusted in PS, slight curve adjustments, small stretch, color balanced. Stars reduced in Gimp. FG color adjusted/balanced in PS. BG and FG combined in PS.

 

Any comments/suggestions appreciated

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Uploaded on April 4, 2021